Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Muto, E.Y., M.H.C. da Silva, G.R. Vera, S.S.M. Leite, D.G. Navarro and C.L.D.B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2005
Fish stage adults Mean length TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Continental shelf, states of Santa Catarina and ParanĂ¡
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trichiurus lepturus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
89.40 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Teleostei
2.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Decapoda
8.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish n.a./others Loligo sp.
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